NASA researchers, working with Boeing’s ecoDemonstrator Program, plan to be in Shreveport, Louisiana, April 27 to May 15, to test non-stick wing coatings designed to minimize insect residue and help reduce aircraft fuel consumption. The Boeing ecoDemonstrator 757 flight test airplane is scheduled to arrive at the Shreveport Regional Airport from Seattle on the afternoon … Dowiedz się więcej
NASA Television will provide live coverage of the departure of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft from the International Space Station beginning at 9 a.m. EDT on Sunday, May 18. After leaving the space station, the capsule will splashdown in the Pacific Ocean carrying more than 3,500 pounds of NASA science samples and cargo. Dragon is set … Dowiedz się więcej
As part of NASA’s continuing effort to open low-Earth orbit to commercial space opportunities, the agency is seeking feedback on ways it can help create greater access to and use of the International Space Station for research and commercial activities. Through a Request for Information (RFI), NASA is soliciting ideas from companies interested in using … Dowiedz się więcej
Using NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered the first Earth-size planet orbiting a star in the „habitable zone” — the range of distance from a star where liquid water might pool on the surface of an orbiting planet. The discovery of Kepler-186f confirms that planets the size of Earth exist in the habitable zone … Dowiedz się więcej
NASA and SpaceX are targeting a 3:25 p.m. EDT launch on Friday, April 18, of SpaceX’s third cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. NASA Television coverage will begin at 2:15 p.m. The company’s April 14 launch to the orbiting laboratory was scrubbed due to a … Dowiedz się więcej
SpaceX has confirmed it will target its next cargo mission launch to the International Space Station from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, for 10:50 p.m. EDT, Sunday, March 30. NASA Television launch coverage begins at 9:45 p.m. for the company’s third contracted resupply mission to the orbital laboratory. A post-launch news conference will … Dowiedz się więcej